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     His Social Security Number was 235-36-9335.⁴ Thomas David Woodring was buried at Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Courthouse Road, Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^1,3 He and Joyce Evelyene Cecil were divorced.⁵ Thomas David Woodring was born on July 21, 1927 at Lowe, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^4,1,3 He married Joyce Evelyene Cecil, daughter of Leo Lloyd Cecil and Minnie Margie Hall, on December 22, 1949 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.² Thomas David Woodring died on September 9, 2002 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia, at age 75.^4,1,3 He PRINCETON - Thomas David Woodring, 75, of 502 Front St., Princeton, died peacefully early Monday morning, Sept. 9, 2002 at his home in Princeton. Born July 21, 1927, at Lowe, he was the son of the late Benjamin A. and Mary Lou White Woodring. He was educated in Mercer County, attended the Vol Tech Center and then entered World War II to serve with the U.S. Navy. He had received the Victory Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Medal and the American Area Medal for Victory. Mr. Woodring was a retired coal miner, last working for the A.T. Massey Group at Capels, he was a member of the UMWA and of the Protestant faith. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Darrell and Stephen Woodring; a sister, Stella Hickman; a granddaughter, Cathy Abshire; and several infant brothers and sisters. Survivors include his wife, Ida Guilliams Woodring of the home; children, Noland Woodring and wife, Becky of Dandridge, Tenn., Janisse Kesler, Gary Woodring and wife, Glenna all of Princeton, Deborah Griffith and husband, Mike of Pipestem, and Charles Woodring and wife, Sara of Bland, Va; stepchildren, Mark and Steve O’Dell both of Tennessee and Susie Harmon of Princeton; six sisters, Rosa Haga and husband, Wayne of Princeton, Norma Massaroni of Greensboro, N.C., Donna Cecil of McComas, Judy Taylor and husband, Billy, Sharon Parsons all of Weyanoke, and Emma Arthur of Orlando, Fla; brothers, Alfred Woodring of McComas, Curtis Woodring of California, Nathan Woodring of Rock, and Stanley Woodring of Beckley; nine grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held 1 p.m. Thursday from the Burns Womal Chapel of the Memorial Funeral Directory on the Athens Road in Princeton with Pastor Kenneth Abrams officiating. Burial will follow in the Roselawn Memorial Gardens on the Courthouse Road in Princeton. Friends may call at the funeral home from 6-9 p.m. today. Military graveside services will be conducted by the Mercer County Veterans Council. on September 11, 2002.³

     His Social Security Number was 234-78-2499.⁴ Charles Edwin "Charlie" Abshire was buried at Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Courthouse Road, Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.³ He and Marilyn Janisse Woodring were divorced.³ Charles Edwin "Charlie" Abshire was born on January 22, 1949 at Princeton Meadows, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^1,4,2,3 He married Marilyn Janisse Woodring, daughter of Thomas David Woodring and Joyce Evelyene Cecil, on January 3, 1974 at Pearisburg, Giles Co., Virginia.¹ Charles Edwin "Charlie" Abshire died on April 24, 1998 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia, at age 49.^4,2,3 He PRINCETON - Charles E. "Buck" Abshire, 49, of the Elmore Addition (RR04 Box 228A), Princeton, died Friday evening, April 24, 1998 at the Princeton Community Hospital. Born at Princeton on January 22, 1949, he was the son of Helen Noble Abshire of Princeton and the late Lawrence E. "Boots" Abshire. He was a graduate of Princeton High School Class of 1967 and had served with the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War. He was of the Protestant faith and a life long resident of Princeton. He was a former employee for Princeton Armature and for the Industrial Plating Company of Princeton. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Kathy Michelle Abshire, and a sister. Survivors include, in addition to his mother, one son, Adam Abshire of Princeton; one daughter, Rebecca Ann Abshire of Pipestem; several aunts and uncles. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, April 27, from the Burns Wornal Chapel of the Memorial Funeral Directory on the Athens Road in Princeton, with Reverend Charles Harris officiating. Burial will follow in the Roselawn Memorial Gardens on the Courthouse Road in Princeton. on April 26, 1998.³